Definition of bushtit

: any of several very small, long-tailed birds (family Aegithalidae) that are related to the chickadees and titmice and are often found in large, active flocks;
especially: a pale gray to pale brown bird (Psaltriparus minimus) of the Pacific coast from British Columbia to southern California and inland and southward to Wyoming, Texas, and Guatemala

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Finches, jays, and bushtits round out the usual clientele, and warblers and tanagers pop in for cameos.

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